> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerard Seibert > Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 6:47 > To: freebsd-questions > Subject: make.conf file & CPUTYPE? > > When I ran 'buildkernel' as well as 'buildworld', I used > the 'CPUTYPE?=i686' directive in the 'make.conf' file. I was wondering if > it is correct to leave it in the 'make.conf' file now that I am finished > building a new kernel and updating the system. Would I be better off if I > just removed it, or changed it to 'CPUTYPE=i686'. I assumed that the '?' > was just for the 'buildworld' procedure. > <snip>
The "?" is required onlyif you build a kernel for one architecture on a different architecture. For example, you try to build a kernel for a P1 on a P4 box. You would be better of with CPUTYPE=i686 or more precisely something like CPUTYPE=p3 (in case you are building the world/kernel) for a Pentium III system. And I wuld recommend to leave the same in make.conf even after completion of the building because, all subsequent builds would be optimized for the processor mentioned in CPUTYPE Regards, S. Indian Institute of Information Technology Subhro Sankha Kar Block AQ-13/1, Sector V Salt Lake City PIN 700091 India
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